Recent content by cbg

Re: the bolded - yes, this is certainly true. And I speak as one with personal experience as a daughter once estranged from her father. And in my case yes, it was due to a misplaced loyalty to my mother. And yes, I did eventually realize my mistake and reconciled with him. I will never stop...

I'm looking for 3 bedrooms, one and a half baths, one-floor living, woodstove or woodburning fireplace (will substitute generator but must have alternate source of heat), gas range (will accept a ceramic top electric), covered parking, must be within an hour's drive of Portland Maine and needs...

Have I accidently stumbled into an episode of the Property Brothers?

While Z is, of course, correct that you can report the matter, I still do not recommend it. While it is true that skills tests are not performed at that level, you may be sure that during her hiring interviews they went very, very closely into the matter of her job duties and her experience in...

It's still not anything you can take legal recourse for.

No, you are wrong. That does not come even remotely close to creating a hostile work environment as the law defines it. As you have described it, this is just another day at the office (pun intended). She's the head of the department; you work for her. If that's how she chooses to utilize the...

Somehow I didn't see this one till now. I don't know what part of California he is in, but California has a great many excellent law schools. Many if not most law schools offer clinics where third year law students, under the guidance of their professors, offer free or very low cost assistance...

May I offer a suggestion, Joe? Many law schools offer clinics where third year students, under the guidance of their professors, provide assistance at low- or no-cost to individuals who cannot afford private representation. I don't know what part of Nevada you are in but there is at least one...

IMO, you're going to need a great deal more than you've got to prove that race was a factor. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the only way this is going to be illegal discrimination is if the SOLE reason you were not promoted was your race. There is no requirement that everyone who is...

FYI discrimination on the basis of having worked/not worked with the applicant before is not illegal.

I'm sorry to have to write this but quite honestly, his best bet at this point is to operate on the assumption that he has been fired and start looking for another job. I would recommend that he apply for unemployment; no one has to tell him he's been let go before he can apply, and it might...

Mine was taking tickets at the local swim club.

I'm sorry for your loss. It would be pointless to pass a law to "protect" us from the mistakes of others. We are all human, even doctors, and we all make mistakes, even doctors. No law can ever change that. But I think what you are really asking is, can the doctor who made the mistake be held...

A great many people invest in mental health care who are perfectly sane and reasonable people but who need help coping with an emotional trauma of some sort. You don't have to be crazy to seek mental health therapy. If you are right about what happened, that kind of mental trauma would be a...

I'm sorry to hear that. When you have a legal question, be sure to let us know.